Week 12. QB Rich Gannon threw for three touchdowns and RB Ahman Green rushed for 102 yards and one touchdown as the Sacramento Torgians lost to a superior Twisted Nuts, 97-88. RB Charlie Garner had 106 all purpose yards and also caught a touchdown pass in the loss. Even though the Torgians stand at 4-7, the mood in the locker room is optimistic. "Our offense is finally clicking and our defense is still solid," commented Gannon. "If we can keep this up, we'll win our share of games." Green was also enthusiastic, "We're in the *groove* baby! We're going to win *every* single game from now on!"

Week 13. The Sacramento Torgians scored 101 points, their second biggest scoring total this year, as they defeated the Wyoming Annihilators 101-51. QB Rich Gannon threw three touchdown passes. Wide Receivers Randy Moss and Jerry Rice along with TE Marcus Pollard each caught a touchdown pass and combined for 19 receptions and 318 yards. "Oh, yeah! We're feeling it now!" exclaimed RB Ahman Green, who had 105 all purpose yards. The Torgians improved to 5-7 with the win.

Week 14. The second place New York Valkyries came to visit the Sacramento Torgians. The Torgians made sure that the Valkyries left with a loss, avenging a defeat earlier in the season. Sacramento won 81-79 in overtime, led by outspoken RB Ahman Green with 174 all purpose yards and one rushing touch down. WR Randy Moss also had a great game, catching seven receptions for 158 yards and one touchdown. "It's payback time!" proclaimed Green before the game. "The Stick Tricks are next baby!" Sacramento now stands with a record 6-7.

Week 15. The surprising Sacramento Torgians defeated Mykala's Stick Tricks, 85-76, to reach the 500 mark for the first time this year and improve their record to 7-7. "Nobody beats us in our house!" yelled RB Ahman Green, who had a disappointing 9 yards on 9 carries. "Throw the ball to me and we'll win every time," declared WR Randy Moss, who caught 7 receptions for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns. WR Jerry Rice and TE Marcus Pollard each caught a touchdown pass, the third time this season that all three have caught touchdown passes in the same game.

Week 16. Rolling to their fourth straight win, the Sacramento Torgians outscored the Blindeye Jawbreakers 75-63. TE Marcus Pollard cauught the lone touchdown pass for the Torgians, who improved their record to 8-7. RB Ahman Green carried the ball 21 times for 150 yards and the Sacramento defense scored 23 points in an outstanding effort. "Ain't *nobody* going to beat us now!" claimed an exuberant Green. "Let's not get too excited. The Jawbreakers were playing shorthanded. Don't underestimate our last two opponents," said QB Rich Gannon to his teammates after the game.

Week 17. The Sacramento Torgians defeated the St Louis Puffaholics 71-65 for their fifth straight victory and maintaining third place in the league with a 9-7 record. QB Rich Gannon had a mixed game, throwing two touchdowns and two interceptions. WR Jerry Rice was the sole consistent weapon in the offense, with 9 catches and 108 receiving yards. "We're playing for pride now," stated the quiet Rice. "We started badly and now we're proving that we have a good team here in Sacramento."

Ok, there's one game left, against the Stepchild Beaters. Unfortunately, near the end of the season a lot of people on losing teams tend to give up, creating dead teams. The Beaters seem to be one of those teams. You can still lose to them, but it's less likely since they're handicapping themselves by playing a couple of guys short.

Meanwhile, we started 1-5 and have now gone 8-2 since then, moving from last place in the league to third place. I'm two games begind second so no way we're catching them. There is another 9-7 team but we have a 41 point lead in the first tie breaker. If we both win next week it's unlikely he'll catch up and overtake me, though it's not impossible.